More than two centuries have passed since the publication of William Bartram’s Travels in 1791. That his book remains in print would be notable enough. But Bartram’s description of his 1773-1777 sojourn in the South was visionary. It fostered the development of a truly American strain of natural history, ornithology, and botany. His writings transcended scientific boundaries to deeply influence Coleridge, Wordsworth, and other Romantic poets. And his text continues to ignite the imaginations of Southerners who love nature.
You are invited to join scientists, artists and writers on March 4, 2011, at the Telfair Museum’s Jepson Center in Savannah for the conference “William Bartram’s Georgia: Art and Science on the Southern Frontier” discussing Bartram’s continuing influence on science and the arts. The registration fee of $50 includes all conference materials, the conference luncheon at the Jepson Center, closing reception, and exclusive, after-hours admission to the Telfair Academy on the evening of March 4. Participation is limited to 200 registrants.
The conference is sponsored by the Georgia Sea Grant College Program, Mercer University Press, the Bartram Trail Conference, and the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, Friday March 4, 2011
9 a.m. –Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Dorinda G. Dallmeyer, director, Environmental Ethics Certificate Program, University of Georgia and editor of Bartram’s Living Legacy: the Travels and the Nature of the South
9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – William Bartram’s Savannah
Brad Sanders, historian and author of Guide to William Bartram’s Travels
10:30 – 11:30 – Bartram’s Garden: Bringing the South Home
Joel Fry, curator of the Bartram Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11:30 – 12 noon – Bartram and Creation: Reflections on William Bartram’s Ethics and Spirituality
Dr. Marc Jolley, executive director, Mercer University Press
12:00 – 1 p.m. – Luncheon at the Jepson Center
1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – William Bartram’s Influence on the Development of American Natural History
Dr. T. Peter Bennett, Bartram scholar and former president of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1976-86)
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. – William Bartram: 21st Century Mentor
Dr. Drew Lanham, Professor of Wildlife Biology, Clemson University
3:00 p.m. -- 3:45 p.m. – Finding Bartram’s Landscapes in the Modern-Day South
Philip Juras, landscape artist
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Bartram as Muse: Readings from Bartram’s Living Legacy: the Travels and the Nature of the South -
essayists John Lane, Doug Davis, Janisse Ray, and Thomas Rain Crowe
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Reception at the Jepson Center
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Exclusive, after-hours viewing of exhibition “The Southern Frontier: Landscapes Inspired by Bartram’s Travels.” The Telfair Academy, with commentary by artist Philip Juras
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